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"HOVEdreadful!Howperfectlydreadful!"whimperedLasaraleen."Ohdarling,Iamsofrightened.I'mshakingallover.Feelme."

"Comeon,"saidAravis,whowastremblingherself."They'vegonebacktothenewpalace.Oncewe'reoutofthisroomwe'resafeenough.Butit'swastedaterribletime.Getmedowntothatwater-gateasquickasyoucan."

"Darling,howcanyou?"squeakedLasaraleen."Ican'tdoanything-notnow.Mypoornerves!No:wemustjustliestillabitandthengoback."

"Whyback?"askedAravis.

"Oh,youdon'tunderstand.You'resounsympathetic,"saidLasaraleen,beginningtocry.Aravisdecideditwasnooccasionformercy.

."Lookhere!"shesaid,catchingLasaraleenandgivingheragoodshake..Ifyousayanotherwordaboutgoingback,andifyoudon'tstarttakingmetothatwater-gateatonce-doyouknowwhatI'lldo?I'llrushoutintothatpassageandscreaThenwe'llbothbecaught."

"Butweshallbothbek-k-killed!"saidLasaraleen."Didn'tyouhearwhattheTisroc(mayheliveforever)said?"

"Yes,andI'dsoonerbekilledthanmarriedtoAhoshta.Socomeon."

"Ohyouareunkind,"saidLasaraleen."AndIinsuchastate!"

ButintheendshehadtogiveintoAravis.Sheledthewaydownthestepstheyhadalreadydescended,andalonganothercorridorandsofinallyoutintotheopenair.Theywerenowinthepalacegardenwhichslopeddowninterracestothecitywall.Themoonshonebrightly.Oneofthedrawbacksaboutadventuresisthatwhenyoucometothemostbeautifulplacesyouareoftentooanxiousandhurriedtoappreciatethem;sothatAravis(thoughsherememberedthemyearslater)hadonlyavagueimpressionofgreylawns,quietlybubblingfountains,andthelongblackshadowsofcypresstrees.

Whentheyreachedtheverybottomandthewallrosefrowningabovethem,Lasaraleenwasshakingsothatshecouldnotunboltthegate.Aravisdidit.There,atlast,wastheriver,fullofreflectedmoonlight,andalittlelandingstageandafewpleasureboats.

"Good-bye,"saidAravis,"andthankyou.I'msorryifI'vebeenapig.ButthinkwhatI'mflyingfrom!"

"OhAravisdarling,"saidLasaraleen."Won'tyouchangeyourmind?Nowthatyou'veseenwhataverygreatmanAhoshtais!"

"Greatman!"saidAravis."Ahideousgrovellingslavewhoflatterswhenhe'skickedbuttreasuresitallupandhopestogethisownbackbyeggingonthathorribleTisroctoplothisson'sdeath.Faugh!I'dsoonermarrymyfather'sscullionthanacreaturelikethat."

"OhAravis,Aravis!Howcanyousaysuchdreadfulthings;andabouttheTisroc(mayheliveforever)too.Itmustberightifhe'sgoingtodoit!"

"Good-bye,"saidAravis,"andIthoughtyourdresseslovely.AndIthinkyourhouseislovelytoo.I'msureyou'llhavealovelylife-thoughitwouldn'tsuitme.Closethedoorsoftlybehindme."

Shetoreherselfawayfromherfriend'saffectionateembraces,steppedintoapunt,castoff,andamomentlaterwasoutinmidstreamwithahugerealmoonoverheadandahugereflectedmoondown,deepdown,intheriver.Theairwasfreshandcoolandasshedrewnearthefartherbanksheheardthehootingofanowl."Ah!That'sbetter!"thoughtAravis.ShehadalwayslivedinthecountryandhadhatedeveryminuteofhertimeinTashbaan.

Whenshesteppedashoreshefoundherselfindarknessfortheriseoftheground,andthetrees,cutoffthemoonlight.ButshemanagedtofindthesameroadthatShastahadfound,andcamejustashehaddonetotheendofthegrassandthebeginningofthesand,andlooked(likehim)toherleftandsawthebig,blackTombs.Andnowatlast,bravegirlthoughshewas,herheartquailed.Supposingtheothersweren'tthere!Supposingtheghoulswere!Butshestuckoutherchin(andalittlebitofhertonguetoo)andwentstraighttowardsthe

ButbeforeshehadreachedthemshesawBreeandHwinandthegroo

"Youcangobacktoyourmistressnow,"saidAravis(quiteforgettingthathecouldn't,untilthecitygatesopenednextmorning)."Hereismoneyforyourpains."

"Tohearistoobey,"saidthegroom,andatoncesetoffataremarkablespeedinthedirectionofthecity.Therewasnoneedtotellhimtomakehaste:healsohadbeenthinkingagooddealaboutghouls.

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